Agam's Poetry Blog

1. a) Residential schools were schools sponsored by the government to educate and convert aboriginal kids to Christianity. They were also a way to assimilate aboriginal kids into Euro-Canadian culture and society. 1. b) Assimilation was the act of trying to make the aboriginal kids fit in a Canadian society. It was kind of a way to convert them from their own culture to a Euro-Canadian culture. It was a way for them to learn how to blend in. It was what they called taking "the Indian out of the Indian". 1. c) One fact that I learned was that the last residential school -- Gordon Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan-- was only closed in 1996. 2. a) Rosa was only 6 years old when she first attended Shubenacadie Residential School. 2. b) When the Indian agent and took her from her aunts house, he brought to a big red building. Rosa said that it was hard to get used to their way of living at first, but they had to adjust. 2. c) One thing that i learned was t...

Just A Lake  In isolation lays a wonder  The enchanting moon shinning from above  Mysterious trees that remain undiscovered  A secret lays beyond waiting to be found  Only a daring soul shall disturb the scene  And uncover what was once hidden An adventure awaits in every direction The blue lake still and undisturbed  A place that puts you in awe  With its untouched beauty  A night not soon forgotten  In a place soon to be found by the bravest of spirits  Lays what appears to be just a lake 

#1: I think about… #2: Colours #3: Emotions #4: To be there #5: Connections & Comparisons #6 Memories Isolation black awe/ astonished alone stories about camp the drive to California Peace blue calmness/ peaceful calm Huckleberry Fin  Yosemite Night brown enchanted enchanting Summer Whonnok Lake Untouched/ Undiscovered pink daring mysterious  Whonnok Lake  Cultas Lake mysteries  yellow/ white relaxed/ comfortable daring Whistler camp adventures purple bliss edgy canoeing, dragon boating and kayaking   10 Words isolation --  in isolation lays a wonder enchanted  ---  the enchanting moon shinning from above mysterious--   mysterious trees that remain undiscovered  daring --  only a daring soul shall disturb the calm adventure -- ...

Simile  Comparing two unlike objects using like or as. Remember Jordan is as smart as Tim is not a simile, but Jordan is as smart as a whip is. Examples:  She was as cool as a cucumber. He ate like a bird. She is as fast as a cheetah. Stanza Stanza is a group of lines that are part of a poem. An example of a stanza is the first four lines in a 12-line poem. Free Verse Poetry that does not have a specific rhyme scheme or have a regular meter.

The Sun is Burning Gases (Loss of a Good Friend) - Cathleen McFarland I was young when 17 was a number Too high to count The sun was the miracle Spinning sorcerer That melted my crayons Into bright wax rivers. A golden-skinned princess lived there Nightly in my mind, When stars and moon were marginal connect-the-dots, different everytime- Beyond the realms of man. Now I’m 17 And even infinity is A place I can define. Man has touched the moon - Now stretching to the stars. I know the sun is burning gases My princess long since turned to ashes. Alliteration: " The sun was the miracle Spinning sorcerer" Personification: " Man has touched the moon - Now stretching to the stars." Metaphor: " When stars and moon were marginal connect-the-dots" Imagery: " That melted my crayons Into bright wax rivers."   I think this poem is about how things change as you grow up. When the writer was younger she had a vivid imaginat...

Metaphor Comparing two unlike things without using like or as and by stating that one object is something it obviously isn't. My example of a metaphor is: He was not a cheetah.  Imagery Appealing   to the five senses in someway : sight, sound, scent, touch and taste. This allows the reader (you!) to picture actually being there.  My example of imagery: The waves lapped at my feet as the sun set on the horizon.  Alliteration  When two or more words in a line of poetry begin with the same consonant sounds. My example of alliteration is:  Brianna baked banana bread before breakfast. Personification When human qualities or action are given to inanimate or nonhuman objects.  My example of personification is: The waves growled angrily.